So
I’d have to say that I’m a pretty big fan of the Transformers movie series and have been ever since the first one
came out; I’d probably even put it in on the top five of my all time favorite
movies. And you know what, though I
wouldn’t put it in my top five, I’d have to say that I really enjoyed the
second Transformers movie as well, which a lot of
people might have to disagree with me on that.
I don’t think people would say that it’s terrible, but that it was
definitely a disappointment compared to the first. For me however, I thoroughly enjoyed it
almost as much as the first movie and couldn’t wait for it to come out on DVD
so I could watch it repeatedly, just as I did with the first movie. Yet, when I finally got to watch it at home,
I’m not even sure if I finished it- I didn’t remember it being that long! I wanted to stop watching it after the battle
when Optimus fights valiantly to protect Sam, but despite all his might he was
unable to withstand Megatron’s sword to the back after all the gunshots and
punches to the faces Optimus endured.
Everything after that scene: meh.
Despite all this, I still really like the movie.
You see, when Transformers: Revenge of
the Fallen came to
theaters, I went to the midnight premiere, but I still saw it two hours later
than I normally would have. It came out
the summer I graduated high school and for the first time in years, I got to
return to Colorado where I grew up before moving to Georgia. I got to see the movie with my best friend
from my childhood (who was also excited to see it because he loved the first
one) and he loved watching the sequel at the theater as well, even despite the
fact that we had to watch the movie on a smaller screen because our other
friend had ordered her ticket too late, so she couldn’t get into the theater
whose screen was only a few feet smaller than IMAX. We had a great time the entire night and
loved the movie from beginning to end.
I realize this is a bit of a lengthy
introduction and is a random story from my life, but the reason why I loved Transformers 2 wasn’t because the story was so
compelling (it wasn’t) or because I thought the twin robots were hilarious
(though they were rather racist) or because it was full of Michael Bay
explosions (that one’s actually true, but the size of the explosion doesn’t
equate to the quality of the film). I
liked Transformers
2 because of the
memory I have being back in Colorado, seeing it with my childhood best friend,
and the fun I had that night. I’ve maybe
watched that movie only two or three times since I saw it in theaters, but I
still really like the movie because of the good memory I associate with that
film, not because of Michael Bay explosions.
Now, to relate this to subject of
being ambassadors of Christ, the fact is, anyone who is associated with the
church, anyone who claims to speak the words of God, anyone who claims the
Bible as truth, anyone who claims to be a Christian- well, they are an
ambassador of Christ and as ambassador, they represent Christ, thereby
reflecting him as well. I’m not even
referring to people of the present, but really the entire history of
Christianity. Unfortunately, I think the
ambassadors of Christ have poorly reflected Christ throughout history by
mistaking the will of God with their own, being an elitist and Pharisaical, or
even just believing that they are a Christian when they have not truly been
saved. It is in my opinion that because
of these mistakes from the past- and sadly the present as well- when people see
the church, they have an association with it that tunes out the love of God,
the fact that Christ died for them.
Of course there are other reasons
for why people are repelled away from the church, I simply point out this
negative association people have because while there may be countless
ambassadors of Christ, there are few who truly reflect Christ, while as the
rest-- well, they’re just poor ambassadors.
So the church might have a few bad
reviews right now and this is why I shared my story at the beginning. I still
like Transformers
2, even though it
was a pretty lousy movie, because of a positive association I hold with
it. As such, I write this to those who
are discouraged by the negative view of the church given by those who are poor
ambassadors of Christ, to encourage you that as you strive to bare the same
title but with the intent of truly reflecting Christ, remember this: “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal
procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him
everywhere. For we are to God the
pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are
perishing” (2 Cor. 2:14-15). If you are
shining your Light and are continuing to be Salty, you may be the fragrance
associated with what they believe to have gone foul. Remember this though: the aroma of a
fragrance may linger and please those who are unfamiliar to its scent, but a
person rarely chases after something based just upon their nose. A scent may attract, but a vast amount of
Salt will make a person thirsty. My
point is, continue to reflect Christ so that those who are perishing may
associate him with God’s love and no longer with the people who don’t deserve
it in the first place.
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